Victory Over Addiction

Ecstacy
FACTS:
STREET NAMES:
E, MDMA, Love Drug, XTC,
APPEARANCE:
Tablet form usually with various unique
designs and colors.
SMELL:
Odorless
METHOD OF USE:
Swallowed, snorted or dissolved in a liquid
and drank.
EFFECTS:
Jaw clenching, dry mouth, loss of appetite,
high energy levels and trans like effects.
LONG TERM EFFECTS:
Brain damage, irregular sleeping patterns,
depression, anxiety, kidney failure, psychosis,
cardiovascular problems and convulsions.
Ecstasy was originally developed by
Merck pharmaceutical company in
1912. In its original form, it was known
as “MDMA.” It was used in 1953 by the
US Army in psychological warfare tests,
and then resurfaced in the 1960s as a
psychotherapy medication to lower
inhibitions. It wasn't until the 1970s that
MDMA started being used as a party
drug.
By the early 1980s, MDMA was being
promoted as “the hottest thing in the
continuing search for happiness
through chemistry” , and the “in drug”
for many weekend parties. Still legal in
1984, MDMA was being sold under the
brand name “Ecstasy”, but by 1985, the
drug had been banned due to safety
concerns.
Since the late 1980s, Ecstasy has
become an embrasive “marketing” term
for drug dealers selling “Ecstasy-type”
drugs that may, in fact, contain very little
or no MDMA at all. And while MDMA itself
can produce harmful effects, what is
called Ecstasy today can contain a wide
mixture of substances from LSD, cocaine,
heroin, amphetamine and
methamphetamine, to rat poison,
caffeine, dog deworming substances,
etc. Despite the cute logos dealers put
on the pills, this is what makes Ecstasy
particularly dangerous; a user never
really knows what he is taking. The
dangers are increased when users
increase the dose seeking a previous
high, not knowing they may be taking an
entirely different combination of drugs.
Ecstasy is most commonly available in
pill form but can also be injected and
used in other ways. Liquid Ecstasy is
actually GHB, a nervous system
depressant. A substance that can also
be found in drain cleaner, floor
stripper and degreasing solvents.
Often referred to as the “Love Pill”
because it is said to heighten the
perceptions of color, sound and
amplifies sensations of touch,
particularity during sex. However ecstacy
contains hallucinogens that acts on the
mind causing the user to see and feel
things that is not really there.
Ecstacy is emotionally damaging and
users often suffer from depression,
confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia,
psychotic behavior and other
physiological problems. Ecstacy
smothers the natural alarm signals given
out by the body and an individual risks
going beyond his natural physical
limitations and endurance.
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